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Old 3 Nov 2010
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XT600E sidestand spring

Hey guys!

Has any of you replaced the stock sidestand spring from your bikes?

I've increased the length of my sidestand in about 4cm and to reinforce I fitted a metal pipe on the inside of the sidestand.

Now, due to the stock spring being old and the sidestand being longer and heavier the spring is a bit too soft.

A shorter stronger spring would be awesome....

Anyone?


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Cant you just grind of the knob that holds the spring on the sidestand itself, and move it a bit down, and weld it on again?
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